Vanity case



Nov. 23 1926. 1,608,449

. F. B. WENDEL VANITY CASE Filed April 1. 192a YE-nd el ATTORNEYS I Patented Nov. 23, 1926.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

FRANS BER/TIL W'ENDEL, OF CRANFORD, NEW JERSEY, ASSIGNOR TO THE HERCULES NOVELTY MFG. CO., F NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, A CORPORATION OF NEX JERSEY.

VANITY CASE.

Application filed April 1, 1926. .Selial No. 99,105.

This invention relates to vanity cases and has particular re erence to a vanity case constituting a container for loose powder and equipped with dispensing means there- "or.

One of the principal objects of the present invention is to provide in a vanity case a compartment for receiving and dispensing loose powder, which is so constructed and arr- "ged as to facilitate the feeding of a proper amount of the powder to the puff or other applicator without permitting spill ing of the powder or an excessive feeding thereof.

Other objects reside in the simplicity of construction and mode of use, the economy with which the same may be manufactured, and the general ei'liciency of the same.

Vith the above recited and other objects in view, reference is had to the following specification and accompanying drawings in which there is exhibited one example or e1nbodiment of the invention which is in no way intended as a limitation upon the scope of the appended claims as it is to be clearly understood that variations and modifications which properly fall within the scope of said claims may be resorted to when found expedient.

In the drawings Figure 1 is a perspective view of the vanity case with the cover opened and with the puff removed;

Fig. :2 is a vertical sectional view through the body of the case;

Fig. 3 is a plan View partly broken away to disclose the underlying structure;

Fig. 4 is a horizontal sectional view taken approximately on the line indicated at 4-4 in Fig. 2.

Referring to the drawings by characters of reference, the vanity case includes a body and cover 11 hinged thereto and pro vided as usual with a mirror 12. The body includes an annular side wall 13 having an inturned annular flange 14 at its lower end provided with an inwardly offset upper end 15. A top wall 16 spaced intermediate the upper inwardly otfset end 15 is provided and is formed with a central outlet opening 17. The disposition of the top wall 16 below the upper edge of the body aflords a receptacle for the powder puff or applicator 18, which prevents lateral displacement thereof when the cover 11 opened. A removable bottom wall 19 is provided for the body which is formed with an annular upstrucl: bead 2U frictionally fitting within the free marginal edge of the flan e 1t and permitting when removed the filling of the loose powder coinpartment defined by the body upon inversion of the body;

In order to provide means for dispensing the powder and supplying the face of the putt 18 therewith, a plunger chamber 21 in the nature of a cup-shaped body is secured to the under side of the top wall 16 and depends therefrom into the body. The diametc! of the cup-shaped plunger chamber 1s slightly 5 tter than the diameter of the central or .et opening 17 of the top wall to provide an annular shoulder 22 with which the upper end wall 23 of the plunger engages to limit its upward movement. The plunger is provided with a depending annular wall and the upper wall is provided with an upwardly offset portion 25 of a diameter to snugly fit the central outlet opening 17 of the top wall 16. The plunger chamber 21 has its bottom wall formed with a plurality of apertures 26 in its lower end and a plurality of side openings 28 in its upper end. A coiled expansion spring 29 is arranged within the plunger chamber between the plunger and the perforated bottom wall to normally effect upward move ment of the plunger, whereby the upwardly ofl'set portion 25 of the upper wall closes the outlet opening 17 and the depending annular wall 24 covers the side openings 28.

In use when it is desired to dispense and apply a quantity of powder to the face of the puff 18, the user depresses the plunger by applying pressure to the center of the puff, as illustrated in Fig. 2. The depression of the plunger simultaneously opens the outlet opening 17 and uncovers the side openings 29, while downward movement of the plunger within the plunger chamber forces drafts of air through the apertures 26 of the bottom wall and causes the powder to be ejected through the side openings 28 above the plunger and onto the face of the puff 18. Each depression will supply a uniform quantity of powder to the puff and it is obvious that waste or spillage of the powder is avoided due to the fact that the plunger when the pressure thereon is discontinued,

will immediately be moved by the spring to a closed position.

What s cla med 1s:

1. A vanity case including a body having a compartment for loose powder, said body and maintain the alun 'er in closed relation to the central outlet and the side openings.

2. A vanity case including a body having a compartment for loose powder, said body having a central outlet for its upper wall, a plunger chamber depending from said upper wall with which the outlet communicates, said plunger chamber having an apertured lower end and side openings adjacent its upper end, a plunger in the plunger chamber, a spring normally exerting a pressure between the bottom of the plunger and the lower end of the plunger chamber to normally move and maintain the plunger in closed relation to thecentral outlet and the side openings, and a puff or applicator arranged on the upper wall of the body and reoaaeo adapted upon pressure being exerted thereon to depress the plunger for causing the discharge of uniform quantity of powder from the loose-powder compartment through he side openings above the plunger and onto the {ace of the putt or applicator.

3. A vanity ease including a body having a compartment for loosepowder, said body having a central outlet for its upper Wall, a plunger chamber depending from said upper wall with which the outlet communicates, s id plunger chamber having an apertured lo er end and side openings adjacent its upper end, a plunger in the plunger chamver, a spring normally exerting 'a pressure aetween the bottom or the plunger and the onto the face oi the puff or applicator, the.

said body having a removable bottom wall to tacilitate the filling of the loose-powder compartment.

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